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A&A Electric & Underground, Inc. + AB Systems, Inc. + Abacus Engineering + Abbco Company + ABC Supply Company, Inc. - Rochester + Above All Roofing of Rochester, Inc. + Accord Electric, Inc. + Action Plumbing, Heating & A/C + Adair Electric Company + Adamson Motors + Advanced Builders & Remodeling + Advanced Building Center, Inc. + Advanced Disposal + Advantage Cabinets, Inc. + Ag Services, Inc. + J.F. Ahern Co. + Alexander & Sons Builders + All Craft Exteriors, LLC + All Sons' Exteriors, Inc. + Mike Allen Homes, LLC + Allen Outdoor Solutions, LLC + Allied Building Products + All-Star Basements + Altra Federal Credit Union + American Engineering Testing, Inc. + American Fence Company of MN, LLC + American Waterworks + Ames Construction, Inc. + Andersen Windows, Inc. + Anderson Builders, LLC + Anderson Construction + Appliance Village Company + Arcon Land, LLC + Arrow Building Center + Associated Bank + Athelon Enterprises, LLC + Atlas Insurance Brokers, LLC + B&C Plumbing & Heating, Inc. + Al Barker Custom Homes, Inc. + Barrier Free Access, Inc. + Basement Water Control + Batzel Builders, Inc. + BDS Contract Door & Hardware Co. + Beckley's Office Products + Beetles Bar & Grill, Inc. + Alvin E. Benike, Inc. + Scott Berberich Construction, LLC + Beyond Kitchens, LLC + Bigelow & Lennon Construction, LLC + Bigelow Homes + K.W. Billman, Inc. + Blooming Prairie EDA + The Blue Book of Building & Construction + Bobcat of Rochester + Bob's Construction, Inc. + The Boldt Company + Bolton & Menk, Inc. + Brandl Anderson Homes, Inc. + Brandrup Builders + Brauer Roofing, Inc. + Braun Intertec Corporation + Brekke Fireplace Shoppe + Bremer Bank + Brennan Companies + Bricewood, LLC + Briese Iron Works, Inc. + Bright Ideas + Brinkman Builders, LLC + Brock White Company + Tom Brogan Heating & Air Conditioning + Brooks Excavating Company, Inc. + Bruce Bucknell Construction, Inc. + Budget Blinds + Burdick Builders, Inc. + By Design Builders, LLC dba Wausau Homes + Byrne Electric, Inc. + City of Byron + Cachiaras Building & Remodeling + Cambria + Carpet One + CarpetsPlus of Rochester + Castlewood Homes, Inc. + Cemstone Supply + Centurion Ridge, LLC + Charlieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eatery & Pub + Charter Communications/Spectrum Reach + Charterpoint Wealth Strategies + Chatfield Lumber Company, Inc. + City of Chatfield + Chladek Construction, LLC + Chosen Valley Testing, Inc. + Christian Brothers Cabinets + CHS, Inc. + Citizens One Home Loans + City Auto Glass + Citywide Insulation, Inc. + Claremont EDA + Clayton Thomas Blinds of Rochester + Clements Chevrolet Cadillac Subaru + CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP + Coldwell Banker Burnet + Comfort Air, Inc. + Commercial Leasing Services + Consolidated Communications, Inc. + Construction Partnership, Inc. + Coordinated Business Systems, Ltd. + Cordes Construction + Cornerstone Builders & Real Estate, Inc. + Corporate Web Services, Inc. + Coulee Bank + Counselor Realty of Rochester, Inc. + Countryside Builders, LLC + Cravath Homes, LLC, dba Accessibility Solutions + Creative Curb Appeal + Creative Hardwood Floors + Crescent Electric Supply Company + CRW architecture + design group, inc. + Culligan of Rochester & Kasson + Curry's Custom Cut Gutter, LLC + Curtin Drywall, Inc. + Custom Alarm / CCI + Custom Hardwoods + Custom Homes by Bradley, Inc. + Custom Retaining Walls & Landscaping, Inc. + D2E, LLC + Dahl Home Builders, Inc. + Dakota Supply Group, Inc. + Data-Smart Computers, Inc. + DeCook Builders, LLC + DeGeus Tile & Granite + Derby Construction LLC + The Design Connection + Design Studio B + Destination Building Center + Destination Flooring Rochester, LLC + Destination Medical Center EDA + DeWitz Home Builders, Inc. + Diamond Vogel Paints + Dickison Builders, LLC + DiNicola & Pestka Appraisals + Distinguished Homes by Mitch Hagen, LLC + DMC Plumbing & Heating, Inc. + Dodge County EDA + Dolan's Landscape Center, Inc. + DoubleTree by Hilton + DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen + Duke Aerial, Inc. + Dunham Associates, Inc. + Dunlap & Seeger PA + J.E. Dunn Construction + Dura-Oak Kitchen Make Overs + Dynamic Masonry Products, LLC + Eckert Construction, Inc. + ECSI System Integrators + Edel Construction, LLC + Edina Realty Home Services + Todd Eidem Construction, Inc. + Elcor Construction, Inc. + Elcor Realty of Rochester, Inc. + City of Elgin + Elias Construction, LLC + Elsmore Plumbing, LLC + Emergent Networks + Energy Panel Structures + Energy Products & Design, Inc. + Envirolastech, Inc. + EO Johnson Business Technologies + ERH Developing, Inc. + Excel Homes + Exclusive Home Builders & Remodelers + Expert Insulation, Inc. + Express Employment Professionals + Extreme Panel Technologies, Inc. + City of Eyota + Fat Willy's Bar & Grill + Ferguson Enterprises + Fieldstone Family Homes, Inc. + First Alliance Credit Union + First Choice Homes, LLC + First Security Bank + R. Fleming Construction, Inc. + FloCore + Ford Metro, Inc. + Foster Construction, Inc. + Franklin Energy + Frattalone Companies, Inc. + Chris Fritsch Custom Homes, LLC + Gander Plumbing & Heating, Inc. + Dale Gathje Construction, Inc. + Steve Gentry Construction, LLC + Gerhards - The Kitchen & Bath Store + Robert Gill Builder, Inc. + Goodin Company + GP Development, Inc. + Nathan Gransee Construction, LLC + Great River Overhead Door + Green Lawncare Irrigation & Service Co. + H&H Company of Rochester, LLC + Habitat for Humanity - Rochester Area + Haley Comfort Systems + W.L. Hall Company + Hamilton Plumbing & Heating, LLC + Hammer Homes, Inc. + Hanson Construction & Specialty Cabinets, LLC + James Hardie Building Products + Harmony EDA + Harmony Insurance Group + Hartman Complete Lawncare, LLC + Hayfield Window & Door Company + HDR Architecture + Heartland Security + Heartman Insurance + Heartwood Homes of Rochester, Inc. + Brandon Henderson's Construction Plus, LLC + Hentges Glass Company + HGA Architects and Engineers + Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. + Hicks Electric, Inc. + Higgins Custom Cabinetry + High Definition Homes, LLC + Hiller's Flooring America + HiMEC at Home + Jeff Hinkle Custom Homes, Inc. + Hirshfield's Decorating Center + The Home Depot + Home Federal Savings Bank + Home Improvement Professionals, Inc. + Home Systems Installation, LLC + HomeOnTrack + HomePro Home Inspections, Inc. + Houston County EDA + Hoyer Construction, LLC + Hunt Electric Corporation + Hutch's Custom Cabinets + Int'l Brthrhd of Electrical Wrkrs Local 343 + ICC Restoration & Cleaning Services + iHeartMedia + Image Smartz, LLC + Innovative Surfaces, Inc. + Installed Building Solutions II, LLC + Insty Prints + IntegraSpec Central/Jeff Mueller Construction + Interiors by J.Curry, LLC + J&M Consulting + Michael Jack, LLC + JC Custom Homes, LLC + Jeff Feece Designs + JMS Custom Homes, LLC + J.P. Johnson Custom Builders, Inc. + JP's Construction Remodeling & Repair, Inc. + K&M Glass Company + K&S Heating, A/C, Plumbing & Electrical + Kahler Hospitality Group + Tom Kalmes Construction, Inc. + M.P. Kaye Builders, Inc. + Keller Williams Premier Realty + Key Builders, Inc. + Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. + King's Flooring, LLC + Kirkland Enterprises, LLC + The Kitchen F&M Community Bank + Knutson Construction Services + KNXR FM - Minnesota 97.5 + Koball's Poured Design Studio + Kitchens Plus + Gary Kline Roofing, Inc. + Walls, Inc. + Kraus-Anderson Construction Company + Kreofsky Building Supplies + Kruger Electric, Inc. + Kruse Lumber + KTTC/KXLT-TV + Kuehn Motor Company, Inc. + Kuntz Electric, Inc. + Kwik Trip, Inc. + Lacina Siding & Windows, Inc. + Laitala Tile Company + Lake City EDA + Land Home Financial + Larsen Industries, Inc. + Larson Siding & Windows + Legends Concrete, Inc. + Leitzen Services, Inc. + City of Lanesboro + Larkin Hoffman Concrete Products, Inc. + Lembke Construction, Inc. + Lewiston EDA + Leyendecker Homebuilders, LLC + Lodermeier's, Inc. + Low Voltage Contractors, Inc. + Lowe's Home Improvement + Luxury Bath Remodeling + Maas Companies, Inc. + Madery Construction, LLC + + R.J. Manemann Custom Homes + Manufacturer's Bank & Trust + Maplewood Custom Maier Tree & Lawn + Majestic Homes, Inc. Homes + Markham Homes, LLC + Marvin Windows & Doors + Massey Land Surveying & Engineering + Master Builders, Inc. + McGough Construction + MDH, Inc. + Meadow Lakes Builders + MEC Construction, LLC + Med City Builders of Rochester, LLC + Med City Painting & Decorating + MedCity Consulting + Meier Companies, Inc. + Menards - South + MEP Associates + Merchants Bank + Merit Contracting, Inc. + Meyer Borgman Johnson, Inc. + Michael's Custom Cabinets, Inc. + Midwest Walls, LLC + Minnesota Building Contractors + Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation + Minnwest Bank + MLT Group + Morris Concrete, Inc. + Mr. Sandless Floor Refinishing + Larry Newman Drywall + 99 North Construction & Paint + North Risk Partners, C.O. Brown Division + Northern Lights & Furnishings + Northgate Chiropractic Clinic + Nuss Truck & Equipment + Obermiller Nelson Engineering + Ohly Law Office + Olmsted County Planning Dept, Insp. Div. + Olmsted County Public Health + Olmsted N a tional Bank + On Site Companies + Otis Custom Homes, LLC + Overhead Door Company of Olmsted County + Oxi-Fresh Carpet Cleaning + Paape Energy Services + Pace International + Palmer Soderberg, Inc. + Paramark Corporation + PC Applications Consultants, Inc. + Pearson Builders, Inc. + Pella Windows & Doors + Penz Custom Homes, Inc. + People's Energy Cooperative + Peterson Well Drilling, Inc. + Phantom Screens + Pine Island EDA + Pine Island Lumber + Pompeii Painting, Inc. + Post-Bulletin Company, LLC + PowerLift Doors by French Mfg, Inc. + Powers Ventures + Precision Signs + Prehn Building Sales, Inc. + Premier Bank Rochester + Premier Builders of Ro c h e s - ter, Inc. + City of Preston + Prime Time Painting of Rochester, LLC + Priority of Rochester + Pro Image Promotions & Apparel + Quality Overhead Door Company, Inc. + Quality Siding & Window, Inc. + Michael Quinn Law Office + R&M Development Company + Radcliffe Homes & Remodeling + Range Custom Homes, LLC + RCON Homes, Inc. + RCTC Carpentry Program + RE/MAX Results + Real Property Appraisals, LLC + Region Millworks, Inc. + David Reiland Building Contractor, LLC + Reliable Contractors, Inc. + Rochester Area Appraisals, LLC + Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce + Rochester Area Econ. Development, Inc. (RAEDI) + Rochester Area Foundation + Rochester Asphalt & Concrete, Inc. + Rochester Building Safety Department + Rochester Concrete Products, LLC + Rochester Plumbing & Heating/Roto Rooter + Rochester Public Utilities + Rochester Public Works + Rochester Ready Mix Concrete Co + Rochester Restoration & Remediation + Rochester Title & Escrow Company, Inc. + Ronningen Roofing, Inc. + Rory's Home Improvement, LLC + RSM US LLP + RSP Architects + Ryan & Grinde, Ltd. + Ryan Electric, Inc. + Ryan Windows & Siding, Inc. + Rymark Construction, LLC + S&S Overhead Door, Inc. + Sargent's Landscape Nursery, Inc. + Schoeppner, Inc. + Schwickert's Tecta America, LLC + Seavey Builders, Inc. + Dan Severson Builders, Inc. + Nick Severson Construction, LLC + Shanahan Building & Remodeling, LLC + Sherwin Williams Company + Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. + Sign Here, Inc. + Simonson Builders, LLC + S.L. Contracting, Inc. + Smart Home Innovations & Engineering, Inc. + Smart-HR + Smith Schafer & Associates, Ltd. + Solar Connection, Inc. + Somerby Golf Community + Sorenson's Appliance & TV, Inc. + Space Concepts, Inc. + Greg Speedling Contracting, Inc. + Spring Grove EDA + Spring Valley Overhead Door, Inc. + City of Spring Valley + St. Charles EDA + Stadsvold's Lawn & Landscape + Stantec + Steel Constructors, Inc. + Sterling State Bank + Stevens Heating, Inc. + Stewartville EDA + Stier Construction, Inc. + Stone Expressions + StoneBridge Builders, LLC + Struve's Paint and Decorating + Robert Suk Law Office, PLLC + Summit Custom Homes, LLC + Summit Fire Protection Company + Sunbelt Rentals + Superior Mechanical + Craig Swanson Builders, Inc. + Swenke Ims Contracting, LLC + Kenny Sylvester Construction, LLC + Synergy Products + Tag's Drywall, Inc. + Tamarack Materials, Inc. + Thatcher Pools & Spas, Inc. + Thiemann Construction, Inc. + Thimijan Custom Homes, LLC + Think Mutual Bank + Thomas Tool & Supply + Thompson's Garage Door and Openers + Tile Superstore & More + TLC Surfaces, LLC + TLS Companies, LLC + Tonna Mechanical, Inc. + Top Shop of Rochester, Inc. + Total Electric of Rochester, Inc. + Townsquare Media Rochester + Tradesmen International, Inc. + Traditional Wood Builders + Tri Star Insulation + Tri-State Insulated Concrete Forms + TSP Architects & Engineers + Tub MD, LLC + Turri Crane Service, Inc. + Turtle Creek Construction, Inc. + Ultimate Surfaces + United Rentals + The Urban Studio, LLC + US Bank + Valor Mechanical, Inc. + Val-U-Blinds + Veit Companies + Vennehjem Building Corporation + Vertical Limit Construction + Viking Automatic Sprinkler Company + Viking Electric Supply + Vision Homes & Remodeling, LLC + WA Insurance + Warners' Stellian Appliance Co., Inc. + Waste Management + J. Waugh Construction, LLC + Wausau Supply + Weis Builders, Inc. + Wells Concrete + Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota NA + Wells Fargo Home Mortgage + Wells Fargo Home Mortgage East + Wells Fargo Private Mortgage Banking + Wendland Utz + Werner Electric + West Bank + West Concord EDA + Jim Whiting Nursery & Garden Center, Inc. + WHKS & Company + Widseth Smith Nolting + Wildwood Sports Bar and Grill + Wilson Tibor & Maves, Ltd. + Wintrust Mortgage + Wobig Construction, LLC + Women Communications, LLC + Workforce Development, Inc. + Wright Homes, Inc. + WSB & Associates, Inc. + WT Lighting + Xcel Energy + XRG Concepts, LLC +

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Letter from The President

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March 2017

I can smell sawdust in the air… it must be spring! More than any other season, when I think of spring, I think of construction. Over the course of my career people have asked me how I got into design, or how I knew this is what I wanted to do. The short and simple answer is: I just always knew. But I think it might have something to do with a very distinct memory I have of when I was about 7 years old. My godparents were building a new home up north. I got to ride along to see the house, but it wasn’t much of a house yet. It was mostly just framed, no windows or anything, but I remember standing in the space (and walking through walls) with the sun shining in and the smell of fresh sawn wood. Aww…SPRING! So, speaking of spring that means it is Spring Showcase time. We have 35 entries so far; it looks as if our showcase will be very well represented. If you haven’t yet submitted your entry, forms are available on the RAB website and must be completed by March 31. The dates are April 22-23 and 29-30. Stop in and talk to your friends from RAB between the hours of noon and 5:00 pm at their showcase homes to show your support and maybe you’ll find some new home trends and inspiration too! Friendly reminder to purchase your tickets for the April 20th Construction Fashion Exposé - Studs, Struts & Stilettos, available on the RAB website. The website also has a link to Habitat for Humanity where you can donate to vote for your chosen design/entry team even if you are unable to attend this sensational event! Hope to see you there! Warmly,

Karen L. Blissenbach 2017 RAB President

President’s Letter............................... 2 April Calendar.......................................3 2017 RAB Board Members Introduction ...................................... 4-5 February Networking Night photos................................... 6 March Networking Night.................... 7 Studs, Struts, & Stilettos................... 8 Spring Showcase................................ 9 New Home Sales Start Year on a Positive Note................................. 10 Excel Energy.....................................11 2018 Home Show............................11 2017 Golf outing SAVE THE DATE.............................11 Construction Waste Management needs to be a Little Bit Better.....12 Build Your Home Tax Free................13 Join our Team!.................................. 16 Nailedit with Keith................................................17 RAB Scholarship Opportunity..........18 Immigration and its Economic Impacts.......................19 Clements Ad.....................................23 Rochester & Byron Building Permits......................... 24 Olmsted Building Permits................25 Membership Update........................26 Builders Exchange...........................28 RAB Marketing Opportunites...........29 NAHB Member Discounts................30 Executive Director/Editor John Eischen Production Shelly Erpelding The Rochester Builders newsletter is the official publication of Rochester Area Builders, Inc. This newsletter is published and distributed monthly to its members and others associated with the building industry. Neither the advertisers, nor RAB will be responsible or liable for misinformation, misprints, typographical errors, etc., herein contained.

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12:00 PM Govt Affairs Committee

12:00 PM Spike Club 3:30 PM BER Trustees 9:00 AM Staff Meeting 11:30 AM Fashion Show Committee

7:00 AM CBC General Membership Meeting

8:00 AM Remodelers Executive

Staff Meeting 10:00 AM RAB Radio

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FRIDAY

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7:30 AM Finance Committee

12:00 PM Showcase 4 Committee

11:30 AM Program 5 Committee

12:00 PM Golf Outing 11 Committee

11:30 AM Sporting Clay 12 Committee

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12:00 PM Development Exec. Committee 3:00 PM RAB Board 10 Meeting

7:30 AM Green Building 17 Committee

7:30 AM Membership Committee 12:00 PM

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9:00 AM Remodelers Tour

11:30 AM Home Show Committee

THURSDAY

12:00 PM Education Committee

4:30 PM General Membership Meeting

1:00 PM BAM Board 25 Meeting

APRIL

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Mickey Elias Elias Constrction Owner

What is your hometown? Byron, MN Family: Holly (wife) Owen (5yrs) Cora (1.5yrs) How many years have you been a member of RAB? 7 Years Briefly state why RAB is important to you or your story of how you became a board member: RAB helps me keep informed and involved in the industry as a whole. When you’re not working, what is your favorite thing to do? Camping with my family.

What is your favorite power tool and why? Table saw because you can do just about anything with it! Who is your favorite sports team? I do not follow any sports. If I won the lottery, I would: I would invest in rental properties and businesses. A book or movie I’d recommend is: Book - “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” My best advice is: Read the book noted above My favorite website is: Google

My first job was: Taco Bell What’s your favorite travel destination? Any campground

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Katie Herrmann Kraus Anderson Senior Project Assistant

What is your hometown? Rochester, MN Family: In town I have my husband, Mom, Dad and Step-Dad. And our puppy, Zoey How many years have you been a member of RAB? This will be my second year Briefly state why RAB is important to you or your story of how you became a board member: Being an active member in the community has always been important to me. I really appreciate being able to get out and meet people to be able to see things from various perspectives. RAB is a way for us of similar industries to better know and understand each other.

What’s your favorite travel destination? Favorite travel destination would have to be the beach. Any beach. Panama City Beach, Myrtle Beach and MX are my favorites. Who is your favorite sports team? Denver Broncos (I was born in Denver) My favorite junk food is: I am pretty sure that chips should be their own food group! I could snack away and end up eating a whole bag in a day! If I could learn any skill, I would learn how to: I would learn to speak another language

When you’re not working, what is your favorite thing to do? Probably something with sports. Watching football, playing softball or volleyball. Not that I’m good at it, its just fun to get out and exercise and meet people.

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New Home Sales Start Year on a Positive Note Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 3.7 percent in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 555,000 units, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. “This increase in new home sales is in line with our forecast for a steady, gradual recovery of the housing market,” said Granger MacDonald, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Kerrville, Texas. “However, the pace of growth may be hampered by supply-side headwinds, such as shortages of lots and labor.”

Economist Robert Dietz. “As the supply of existing homes remains tight, more consumers will turn to new construction.” The inventory of new home sales for sale was 265,000 in January, which is a 5.7-month supply at the current sales pace. The median sales price of new houses sold was $312,900. Regionally, new home sales increased 15.8 percent in the Northeast, 14.8 percent in the Midwest and 4.3 percent in the South. Sales fell 4.4 percent in the West. - Elizabeth Thompson

“We can expect further growth in new home sales throughout the year, spurred on by employment gains and a rise in household formations,” said NAHB Chief 10

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Construction waste management needs to be A Litter Bit Better! Every year since 2007, thousands of residents of the City of Rochester have participated in the annual city-wide litter pick up event called Help Make Rochester A Litter Bit Better! Over 122 tons of litter has been removed from Rochester to date through this program. There are many sources of this litter, including construction sites. Here are two examples of what volunteers have said about construction site waste: “The majority of the litter appeared to be construction site waste from the ever-present overflowing construction dumpsters in our neighborhood.” “In our area, construction sites were number one when it came to producing litter.” Will you help make Rochester A Litter Bit Better! by properly managing your waste onsite? The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Construction Stormwater Permit states: “collected sediment, asphalt and concrete millings, floating debris, paper, plastic, fabric, construction and demolition debris and other wastes must be disposed of properly and must comply with MPCA disposal requirements.” Proper waste management will not only help you comply with your permit, it improves environmental quality and shows community pride. Steps to managing your construction waste: 1. Identify all storm drains and conveyance systems near the construction area and keep them free of garbage. 2. Use fencing to construct a “garbage corral” or have a dumpster placed on the site in a convenient location with easy access. Keep the container or containment area covered to prevent the wind from carrying away waste. 3. Inform vendors and subcontractors of your waste management plan and locations of receptacles to ensure they keep your site clean by putting debris in the correct place. 4. Walk the site daily to collect renegade trash. A perimeter fence tall enough to catch windblown debris is another option to prevent debris from leaving the site and becoming litter. 5. Transport your waste to a permitted solid waste facility before the container is overfull. Make sure the load is covered during transport. 6. Recycle. By sorting your construction waste or demolition debris, you may be able to save on disposal costs. Help Make Rochester A Litter Bit Better! April 22 – 29, 2017 To sign up for a pick-up location visit: www.RNeighbors.org

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. Karen Blissenbach, Design Studio B

Vice President

Brian Sheehan, Weis Builders, Inc.

Secretary

Rick Dold, Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren

Frank Streit, Premier Bank

Treasurer

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Christy Buchan, Energy Products & Design, Inc

Mike Allen, Mike Allen Homes, LLC Mickey Elias, Elias Construction, LLC Rob Jones, Superior Mechanical Levi Kaiser, Alvin E. Benike, Inc. Spenser Holmen, TLS Companies Don Gustason, Kitchen Design Studio Leslie McGilvray-Rivas, WSB & Associates Jerry Jensen, Valor Mechanical

Directors

Builders Exchange Council Representatives

Jason Snow, Brock White Company, Chair Katie Hermann, Vice Chair Tom Leimer, Knutson Construction Services, Past Chair

Commercial Builders Council

Frank Streit, Premier Bank, Chair

Bill Tointon, WSB & Associates, Chair

Development Council Chair Remodelers Council Chair

Katie Darval, Beyond Kitchens, Chair

National Life Directors

Joe Weis, Weis Builders, Inc.

David Kane, Widseth Smith Nolting, Rep. Levi Kaiser, Alvin E. Benike, Inc. Todd L Severson, TLS Companies, LLC Steve Buss, Cornerstone Builders & Real Estate, Inc. Joe Weis,Weis Builders, Inc.

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State Directors

Jim Gander, Superior Mechanical John McGuine, JM Consulting, Jean DeWitz, DeWitz Home Builders, Inc. David Pederson, Dunlap & Seeger, Rep. Dan Severson, Dan Severson Builders, Inc., Kathy Einck, Maplewood Homes.LLC

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Want to look up members of RAB quickly? Are you away from your desk? Try out the mobile directory of Rochester Area Builders. This is a mobile-optimized website that is easy to search. You can search alphabetically or by category. We also have mobile-optimized pages for the Home Show, Spring Showcase of Homes, Fall Showcase of Homes, and the Remodelers Tour. You can save these pages as shortcuts on your home screen. For iOS: From the page you want to save, tap the square with an arrow. Then choose Add To Home Screen. From there, simply name it what you want and save.

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Nailedit with Keith Get ahead of housing shortage before it’s too late What’s the underlying issue with the lack of available housing and how can we fix it? First of all, there is a shortage of builders that are able to take the needed risks. Reasons such as high costs of fees, assessments, long review and approvals, rules and other regulatory procedures are all housing impediments. They result in uncertainty, tied up capital, unexpected costs, questionable financing, and overall project feasibility. We need to look at this from a basic economic reality. As production costs continue to rise the producer does not foot the bill. It’s the end consumer burdens this costs. In this case the renter and homebuyer. We need to support individuals and businesses that are willing to take these needed risks and invest in the community. We need to encourage industry entrepreneurship, competition, and innovation. Unfortunately, far too often we see the opposite occur. The indirect taxing on homeowners and renters has made building difficult in many sectors, with lower income being hit the hardest. Due to its low return on investment, lower income housing suffers disproportionally from well-intended rules and regulation. Regulation now counts for 25% of a new home cost.

As new construction barriers and costs continue to escalate, each existing home will rise in relative price with people being priced out across the market. In fact, currently for a $1,000 price increase 156 households will be priced out of a new home in Rochester. Prices have gone up 28% over the past five years. How can we fix the issue? The first step is realizing the impact of well-intentioned barriers on our housing stock. All we have to do is look at other high regulatory cities and see these unintended consequences. The free market manipulation is so extreme in many of these regions that they have resorted to one-size-fits-all price control approaches such as mandated inclusionary zoning (nearly half of these policies are in California). It’s not surprising that these well-intended policies commonly fail in capitalistic free-market economic systems that depend on strong non-profits and philanthropy such as in the US. Again, this is a basic economic concept. If you force a business to sell a percentage of a product at below market value the market priced products will go up in cost to cover the regulated “maximum” price of the subsidized product. In this case it acts as a tax on housing. These policies have exacerbated the affordability crisis and later been repealed locally in both St. Cloud and Madison.

So I ask you this. If you wanted to start a business that sold a product for likely less than a 10% return and while warranting that same product for 10 years do you think the risk is worth taking? This 10 year liability rule is also the main reason condos are difficult to build. It’s too risky. These same businesses suffer excessively from economic downturns. According to CNBC Business, four out of the top five industries most impacted by recessions are building related.

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Let’s get back to the underlying issue and explore viable long-term solutions. Researchers from McKinsey Global Institute, published in Harvard Business Review, recently proposed a four step solution that would narrow the housing gap in nearly any region: Freeing up and finding land at right costs, reducing rules and regulations, adopting efficient practices, and improving access to financing for home buyers and builders alike. It’s estimated the costs of a finished housing unit could drop 20% - 50%.

Expedited reviews are also gaining momentum. Expedited or buy-right reviews were stated as the best local and state jurisdiction option by the White House in 2016 for providing opportunistic housing markets, responsive, and healthy living. The Urban Land Institute has further indicated this by stating these options can facilitate efficient development time frames and reduced costs. Bipartisan movements are taking shape, with streamlining the development administration gauntlet being in the crosshairs. Other methods such as acquisition and rehab of older homes, land banks, housing trusts, efficient opt-in affordability programs, and continued encouragement of innovative land-use patterns should also continue to be pursued. Finding the preferred land use and product will be required for successful housing solutions. A continuing partnership with city leaders, city staff, building and real estate industry, and community members will help identify what products we need to encourage and incentivize. It is of upmost importance that any programs are implemented as part of a broad strategy meeting all housing types and income levels, as there is a housing shortage across the board. With approximately 67% of jobs being located outside downtown, it requires that we look at the city comprehensively, allowing renters, homebuyers, and businesses cost-effective alternatives. With Rochester being one of the best cites for entrepreneurs and young minds, I do believe we can be creative and get ahead of the housing shortage before it’s too late.

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++++++++++++ Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Recently, Senator Tom Cotton from Arkansas and Senator David Perdue from Georgia introduced legislation aiming to reduce legal immigration to slightly more than 500,000/year from the current rate of one million/year. The explanation given by both senators was that reducing the number of immigrants would shrink the pool of labor, thus raising wages, and hopefully encouraging some of the many Americans who have quit the labor force to return. While sounding plausible, the data does not support this position. Moreover, reduced immigration will bring the US perilously close to a situation it has never seen: near-zero population growth. Per an exhaustive study carried out by the US National Academy of Sciences, immigration does not drive down wages. Rather, immigration was found to have a â&#x20AC;&#x153;very smallâ&#x20AC;? and short-term effect on native-born workers lacking a high school degree. Another study that looked at non-European immigration into Denmark between 1991 and 2008 found that immigrants didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t reduce wages, and instead freed natives to do more agreeable work. And when only high-tech immigration is analyzed, at worst, studies find that wages of American computer workers and scientists are depressed by up to 10%, but the overall economy is better off by boosting innovation and reducing prices for consumers. While somewhat counterintuitive, these studies demonstrate that rather than taking jobs performed by natives, immigrants create new employment opportunities, and along the way, can push the natives into higher paying jobs. The mistaken belief that immigrants reduce employment opportunities for Americans is based on a false notion that there is a fixed amount of work to be done, and that job gains made by immigrants come at the expense of natives who are displaced. In addition, immigrants often bring skills that are in great demand. For example, at present, there is a shortage of occupational and physical therapists, nurses, construction workers, engineers, metal workers, etc. However, wages in these professions do not appear to be rising substantially faster than those in occupations where labor shortages are less severe. This is because more construction and metal workers simply cannot be found, regardless of the wage offered. Thus, employers have been forced to cut back on production because of a dearth of skilled labor. This situation helps no one. Separately, ponder this: on average, the working-age population grew by 1.4% per year between the years 1965 and 2015, and economic growth averaged 3%. Assuming current fertility and immigration rates, the working-age population will grow just 0.3%/year between now and 2037. With only 500,000 immigrants per year, the working-age population will grow by just 0.1%/year. And with no immigration, the working-age population shrinks by 0.1%/year. Under these conditions, we will be lucky to see annual GDP growth of 1.5%/year, not to mention declining house prices. House prices would be expected to fall in cities in counties with declining populations, as the number of buyers would progressively decline. While many Americans fear that immigrants -- in particular illegal immigrants -- threaten their employment opportunities and wages, in almost all situations that is not the case. Frequently, immigrants perform demanding physical work that Americans prefer not to do, and even when that is not so, immigrants often have skills that are in short supply. Lastly, in an economy that is rapidly aging and slowly growing, immigration is the key to population growth. That growth will allow us to avoid a host of painful problems, including declining property values and rising tax burdens that we would be wise to avoid. Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D. is President of GraphsandLaughs, LLC and can be reached at Elliot@graphsandlaughs.net. His daily 70 word economics and policy blog can be seen at www.econ70.com.

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Rochester Building Permits

New Residential Single Family Dwelling

2017

VALUATION

2016

VALUATION

4,716,234

2,986,018

Townhome Dwelling

530,000

237,164

Two-Family Houses

Manufactured Home

27,397,608

Multi-Family Bldgs (Units)

Existing Residential Deck Addition

23,440

8,000

Room Addition

46,000

Porch Additions

Other Additions

11,000

Basement Finish

357,326

491,583

Alterations

141,534

164,799

Multi-Family Addition

Multi-Family Alterations

1,903,438

New Commercial 0

Assembly (General)

Assembly (Restaurant/Bar)

Business

870,200

Education

Factory/Industrial

Institution

3,199,706

2,600,000

Mercantile

Miscellaneous

Residential (Apartment)

Residential (Care/Assisted Living)

Residential (Care/Hotel/Motel)

518,000

Storage (Parking Garage)

Storage (Warehouse)

350,000

Utility (General)

15,000

Utility (Private Garage)

Existing Commercial Addition

1,903,438

12,554,625

Structural Shell

11,500,00

“White Box”

Interior Demolition Only

16,000

5,000

Other Phased Permits

Alterations

Other Construction

Single Family Homes/Townhomes 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

*total may differ as permits may have been voided.

Assembly (Church)

Storage (General)

February 2017

Business Signs

103,155

7,589

Advertising Signs

Footings & Foundations

Demolition

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NO.

2017 VALUATION NO.

2016 VALUATION

Building Permits Issued to Date

291

47,433,035

262

105,956,633

Single Family Dwelling

8,172,085

9,656,513

Multi-Family Buildings Total Units: 35

9,504,109

46,635,259

1221

14,305,668

1,135

23,892,908

343

5,724,290

338

13,232,097

5,724,290

19,050 4,323,745

Trade Permits Issued to Date Electrical Electrical (Temp. Service) Mechanical (HVAC)

300

4,358,594

314

Mechanical (Gas Piping)

101,033

50,415

Mechanical (Fireplace)

150,327

178,319

Mechanical (Hydronic) Plumbing

Total Permits YTD

1,507,933

3,766,523

371

2,46,391

285

2,766,359

1512

61,738,703

1,397,

129,849,549

Information and downloads available at Rochester Building Safety Department’s Website: http:// www.rochestermn.gov/departments/building-safety/reports/building-permits

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NUMBER

VALUATION

Single Family Attached

Single Family Detached

244,336

Basement Finish

6,000

Deck Addition

Existing Residential

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Olmsted County Permits YTD

New Residential

2017

VALUATION

2016

VALUATION

February 2017 2017

Single Family-Detached

242,217

349,927

Single Family-Attached

Garage

Miscellaneous Permits

Deck

4,480

Addition

Alterations

29,988

37,928

Garage Addition

33,316

2016

VALUATION

Mechanical

45,550

27,750

Plumbing

31,000

89,200

348,754

1,573,454

Total Permits

Residential

VALUATION

2017 February Permits and Valuation 1

New Commercial/Industrial Recreational

Church/Religious

Industrial/Warehouse

Store/Restaurant

Nonresidential Building

652,753

Service/Repair Station

332,097

Addition

89,158

Alterations

Reroofing

36,000

Pool, Retaining Wall, etc.

10,004

Manufactured Homes

City of Stewartville $28,000

Marion $318,754

Quincy $2,000

2016 February Permits and Valuation 4

Commercial/Industrial 15 10

Other Structures

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Marion $426,905

Oronoco $40,696

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FloCore

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Rymark Construction, LLC

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Workforce Development, Inc.

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Extreme Panel Technologies, Inc.

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First Security Bank

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